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Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Launches New Next-Generation Sequencing Panels

August 30, 2017 / Announcement
On August 30th, 2017, the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory launched new next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels including the Lung Cancer NGS Panel, the Colorectal Cancer NGS Panel, the Melanoma NGS Panel and [...]
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New FISH Assays to Aid Renal Cancer Diagnosis

August 30, 2017 / Anatomic Pathology
The recent availability of molecular data on renal tumors has resulted in clinically useful World Health Organization (WHO)-driven classification system including several new and intriguing [...]
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Chinnaiyan Lab PhD Students Receive Department of Defense Awards

August 30, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
 
Abhijit Parolia and Yajia Zhang, both MCP students in the laboratory of Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, have each been awarded Department of Defense awards for prostate cancer research [...]
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Paper from Dressler Lab Shows Inhibition of Pax2 Transcription Activation

August 29, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
A paper published in ACS Chemical Biology by Edward Grimley, PhD, et al in Dr. Greg Dressler’s lab demonstrates the ability to target a DNA binding domain of the Pax gene family with small molecules [...]
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Research from the Chinnaiyan Lab on the Cover of Nature

August 29, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
In one of the largest and most comprehensive efforts to examine the genetic and molecular landscape of advanced cancer, Dr. Dan Robinson, et al in Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan's laboratory in the Department of Pathology sequenced the DNA and RNA of 500 patients with metastatic cancer. The results are [...]
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Michigan Legacy Tissue Program to Expand Patient Contribution and Clinical Research

August 15, 2017 / Forensics
 
Under the Direction of Dr. Rohit Mehra, of Pathology, and Dr. Ajjai Alva, of Medical Oncology, the Rapid Autopsy Program has been expanded and renamed the Michigan Legacy Tissue Program (MLTP). Originally started by Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan and Dr. Kenneth Pienta in 1996, the Rapid Autopsy Program was formed to retrieve metastatic prostate tumors for molecular study. This program continues to thrive with current input and collaboration from Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen and colleagues in Autopsy and Forensic Services.  [...]
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Visiting Professor Lectures on New Book

August 11, 2017 / Forensics
 
Ian Burney, Professor of History at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at Manchester University will visit on Thursday August 17 to give a lecture on his newest book, Murder and the Making of English CSI.

The book tells the story of how one of the most iconic features of our present-day forensic landscape — crime scene investigation — came into being. Drawing on material ranging [...]
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Study by Postdoc in Nusrat Lab Published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation

August 11, 2017 / Experimental Pathology
 
 
A study investigating fundamental mechanisms of wound healing in the gut by Miguel Quiros in Asma Nusrat’s lab  entitled, “Macrophage-derived IL-10 mediates mucosal repair by epithelial WISP-1 signaling” was just published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation on August 7, 2017.  

Quiros and colleagues showed that IL-10  generated by monocytes recruited into healing wounds plays a fundamental role in [...]
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Laurie Griesinger, MD Honored with Academic Excellence and Achievement in Pathology Award

August 10, 2017 / Announcement

First year resident, Laurie Griesinger, MD, was honored with a Medical Student Academic Excellence and Achievement in Pathology Award for work she did as a medical student at University of Vermont College of Medicine.

Each year, the award is given by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) to ten students who have shown leadership ability, have a strong interest in pathology, and have achieved academic excellence. Laurie will be recognized [...]

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Life as a Pediatric Pathology Fellow

August 8, 2017 / Newsletter
Interview of Pediatric Fellow Nathan Shaller, MD
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Stephanie Skala, MD and Team Publish Work on Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

August 4, 2017 / Announcement
 
Dr. Stephanie Skala, Pathology House Officer IV, in collaboration with others in the Departments of Pathology, Biostatistics, Urology, Radiation Oncology, and the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, have published work entitled [...]
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The Smallest Among Us

August 1, 2017 / Newsletter
Rajah Rabah, MD works to make autopsy reports more accessible to families and change the perceptions of pediatric pathology.
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